New York Red Bulls II (13-4-4, 45 pts) host New England Revolution II (8-5-6, 35 pts) at Gillette Stadium on Friday, August 15.
Here are the Keys to the Game:
MIJAHIR IS HERE
Forward Mijahir Jiménez is coming off an MLS NEXT Pro Player of Matchweek 22 performance. The Panamanian scored a brace in a 2-0 victory over Philadelphia Union II on August 11. This was his second multi-goal performance of the season.
Jimenez has six goals through 11 appearances and has five goals in his last four matches.He earned his first career MLS NEXT Pro hat trick in a 4-2 victory over NYCFC II on July 20. The Panama international also tacted on an assist. He is the youngest player to score a hat trick in club history doing so at 18 years and 114 days old. The forward also scored his first career MLS NEXT Pro goal on May 18 in a 4-1 victory over New England.
DOWN THE REVS
New York is 4-2-1 through MLS NEXT Pro play against New England and has won the last two matchups between the two sides.
Both were decisive 3-1 and 4-1 victories in favor of Red Bulls II. New York has had nine different goalscorers against Revolution II.
EVERYONE EATS
Thus far this season, New York has 29 total team assists which is the fourth-most in the league and second-most in the Eastern Conference.
Midfielder Rafael Mosquera leads the team with seven assists. Five players on the roster have two or more assists this season.
Kickoff is set for 5:00 p.m. ET with coverage available on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV.
